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Clayton co. Census Index

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1836 Wisconsin Territorial census

Transcribed by Lynn McCleary

A full transcription of the first census for the area that would become the state of Iowa. The settled areas at that time were within the 1832 Black Hawk Purchase and include, in whole or in part, Clayton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren & Washington counties. (link opens in a new window)

1836 census - Wisconsin Territorial counties of Dubuque & Des Moines

 



1838 Clayton Co., Wisconsin Territory
This is the first census taken in Clayton co.
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1840 Clayton County Federal Census


Index
All of Clayton county (on-site)
Miner's Districts (off-site)



1850 Clayton County Federal Census

Schedule 8, Mortalities - see death records index



1852 Iowa State Special Census
Clayton County

Transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall



1854 Iowa State Special Census
Clayton County

Transcribed by Polly Eckles

All Clayton county townships



1856 Iowa Census, Clayton Co.
Composite Census Data for 1856

Transcribed by George Mills

Table 1
General demographics
Table 2
Industry/agriculture

Table 3
Agricultural statistics

Table 4a & 4b
Table 4c & 4d
Professions of inhabitants

Table 5a & 5b
Table 5c & 5d
Nativity of the inhabitants



1860 Clayton County Federal Census

Transcribed by various volunteers



1870 Clayton County Federal Census

Transcribers: various

Enumerator's Instructions & Key to the columns

Boardman (partial)
pg. 139a-150b
pg. 151a-157b

Cox Creek
pg. 195a -207a

Farmersburg
pg. 1-6 * pg. 7-12 * pg. 13-18
pg. 19-24 * p. 25-31

Lodomillo
pg. 321a - 333b

Millville
pg. 413a - 423b



1880 Clayton County Federal Census

Transcribed by various volunteers.

Note! These 1880 files are off-site. Some of the links may not work on all computers & may need to be viewed from the USGenWeb Census Project website



1885 Iowa State Census

Transcribed by Todd Ehlers

Enumerator instructions & legend
Transcribers notes



Census Resources compiled by Constance Diamond

Federal Mortality Census Directory
[film numbers]
Federal Census Directory
[film numbers all available years]
State Index Directory
[film numbers and information on  Iowa State census availability]

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